Whoops! As the world's most beautiful women battle it out for the title of Miss Universe 2012 one contestant comes a cropper on the catwalk

Eighty nine beautiful women from all over the world have gathered at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas to battle it out for the much coveted title of Miss Universe 2012.

This preliminary stage helps to determine the 16 semi-finalists that will be announced on pageant night on December 19 together with results of the ongoing online voting on the Miss Universe website.

'Rounds' at this stage in the competition included posing in bikinis and evening gowns, but unfortunately for Miss Guyana she became a fashion victim of her floor-sweeping evening dress and crashed to the floor in front of the judges last night in Las Vegas.

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Miss Guyana took to the runway in a high-necked pastel blue dress featuring a gentle fishtail hem

Unfortunately the combination of a polished catwalk, skyscraper heels and a floor-sweeping gown proved to be disastrous for this beauty queen

The remaining 88 contestants must have assumed they were all one step closer to winning the Diamond Nexus Crown as the combination of a shiny catwalk, skyscraper heels and a floor-skimming gown proved disastrous for the pretty South American.

The pageant began as a local 'bathing beauty' competition spearheaded by Catalina Swimwear in Long Beach, Califiornia and is now an international annual tradition.

The contest has evolved into a year-round international organisation that claims to advance and support opportunities for these young women.

The competition aims to award women who are savvy, goal-oriented and aware and believes that women competewith the hope of advancing their careers, personal and humanitarian goals.

Miss USA: Olivia Culpo

Miss Great Britain: Holly Hale

Miss Switzerland: Alina Buchschacher

Miss Spain: Andrea Huisgen

Miss New Zealand: Talia Bennett

Miss Russia: Elizabeth Golovanova

Miss Sweden: Hanni Beronius

Miss Puerto Rico: Bodine Koehler

Miss South Africa: Melinda Bam

Miss Indonesia: Maria Selena

Miss Dominican Republic: Dulcita Lieggi

Miss Czech Republic: Tereza Chlebovska

Miss Costa Rica: Nazareth Cascante

Miss Chile: Ana Luisa Konig

Miss Korea: Sung-hye Lee

Miss Japan: Ayako Hara

Miss India: Shilpa Singh

Miss Denmark: Josefine Hewitt

Miss Cyprus: Ioanna Yiannakou

Miss Croatia: Elizabeta Burg

Miss Colombia: Daniella Alvarez Vasquez

Miss China: Ji Dan Xu

Miss Canada: Adwoa Yamoah

Miss Bulgaria: Zhana Yaneva

Miss Brazil: Gabriela Markus

Miss Botswana: Sheillah Molelekwa

Miss Belgium: Laura Beyne

Miss Bahamas: Celeste Marshall

Miss Angola: Marcelina Vahekeni

Miss Albania: Adrola Dushi

Miss British Virgin Islands: Abigail Hyndman

Miss Bolivia: Yessica Mouton

Miss Australia: Renae Ayris

Miss Aruba: Liza Helder

Miss Estonia: Natalie Korneitsik

Miss Serbia: Branislava Mandic

Miss Greece: Vasiliki Tsirogianni

Miss Germany: Alicia Endemann

Miss Japan: Ayako Hara

Miss Nicaragua: Farah Eslaquit

Miss New Zealand: Talia Bennett

Miss New Zealand: Talia Bennett

Miss Switzerland: Alina Buchschacher

Miss Lebanon: Rina Chibany

Miss Haiti: Christela Jacques

Miss Israel: Lina Makhuli

Miss Australia: Renae Ayris

Miss Turkey: Cagil Ozge Ozkul

Miss Poland: Marcelina Zawadzka

Miss Peru: Nicole Faveron

Miss Malaysia: Kimberley Leggett

Miss Belgium: Laura Beyne

Miss Bolivia: Yessica Mouton

Miss Netherlands: Nathalie den Dekker

Miss Cyprus: Ioanna Yiannakou

Miss New Zealand: Talia Bennett

Miss India: Shilpa Singh

Miss China: Ji Dan Xu

VIDEO: Miss Universe contestants prepare to battle it out for coveted prize

One day I hope these pageants are filled with girls who truly represent the countries they come from...like all the black countries should have girls with super curves and the super snowy, homogenous white countries have pale white women with albino like blonde hair and eyelashes...I'm exaggerating but you know what I'm trying to say

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